Conferences

Listing of upcoming events related to restorative justice.

Justice for victims: Cross-cultural perspectives on conflict, trauma and reconciliation. 14th International Symposium of the World Society of Victimology.

From the conference website: The World Society of Victimology, together with the International Victimology Institute (INTERVICT) Tilburg, Victim Support Europe and the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC), are pleased to invite you to participate in the 14th International Symposium of the World Society of Victimology which will be organised from 20 untill 24 May 2012 in the World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands. At the symposium, victimology scholars, researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students from around the world are welcome to examine and discuss current and emerging issues in the field.

Summer Peacebuilding Institute 2012

From the course announcement: Intended for people active in peacebuilding and related fields, SPI – the Summer Peacebuilding Institute – offers three 7-day sessions and one 5-day session, each with five courses running concurrently. Courses can be taken for professional skills training or master’s level academic credit. SPI offers courses that are useful and intellectually stimulating to anyone interested in learning more about peacebuilding and related fields. Participants are encouraged to reflect and to share from their own experiences in the “safe space” created by SPI. Minds and hearts are further opened with conversations outside class, laughter, volleyball, and group meals.

Connecting people -- Linking victims, offenders and communities in restorative justice

From the conference invitation: The title of the conference – Connecting people – describes the potential of restorative justice to build bridges and repair conflicts between people. Victims and offenders are not the only ones affected by crime. Frequently members of the community are greatly disturbed by violence, abuse and other crimes, but they rarely get to voice those concerns. Linking all those affected by crime and letting them express concerns, needs and wishes is what the 7th Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice is about.

Restorative Justice and Sexually Harmful Behaviour

From the event announcement: Both AIM and the Restorative Justice Council are pleased to announce a single day conference to examine from a European perspective the potential for the application of restorative approaches to cases of sexually harmful behaviour (SHB). The day will consist of a short plenary to outline the issues around restorative practice in this area of sensitive and complex casework, a variety of workshops outlining how this has been taken forward in practice in England (AIM Project), Northern Ireland (Youth Conferencing Service), Denmark (The Janus Project) and Belgium (Bemiddelingsburo).

Canadian School of Peacebuilding 2012

From the Canadian School of Peacebuilding's website: The Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP), an institute of Canadian Mennonite University, offers a selection of 5-day courses each June. Courses can be taken for professional or personal development or for academic credit. The CSOP is a learning community of diverse peacebuilders who come together to learn, network and engage in peacebuilding. This requires respect, curiosity and a broad range of connecting points for both students and faculty.

Restorative Justice Summer Institute -Transforming Education through Peace and Reconciliation

From the event announcement: A five-day, 3 credit UBC course offered through the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and the Mir Centre for Peace, Selkirk College (Castlegar, BC). This summer program will deepen your understanding of restorative justice and how its theory and practice relates to education and socialization of our children. This course will take restorative justice (most recently called transformative justice) far beyond the realm of victim and offender, to provide a framework for not only responding to conflict but also to building cultures of peace in our education system. Learners will be enriched by local and global perspectives on issues of peace, reconciliation and conflict transformation that will inspire an enhanced ability to teach about peace and justice, and to implement programs and curriculum based on the tenets of transformative justice.

Building a Worldwide Restorative Practices Learning Network

 

2012 Colorado Restorative Justice Summit

The 2012 Colorado Restorative Justice Summit will take place 9-11 August 2012.

Diverse Voices: Communities Responding

From the call for presenters: The Annual Alberta Restorative Justice conference is intended for professionals and volunteers working in the areas of restorative justice, victim services, youth justice, education, justice system, correctional services, as well as anyone interested in responding to the needs of those impacted by crime, wrongdoings and injustices.

Certificate in Restorative Justice (delivered online)

From Simon Fraser University's website: An idea with deep roots in Aboriginal and many faith-based communities, restorative justice is enjoying a resurgence. While holding offenders responsible for repairing the damage they have done, it takes a community-minded approach to managing criminal and other conflict. The Certificate in Restorative Justice introduces you to the philosophy behind this powerful concept. Moving beyond theory, it also examines restorative practices such as mediation, conferencing, and circles, and how to use these methods in conflict situations and community development.

EMU announces online course with Howard Zehr

from Eastern Mennonite University's website: Restorative justice is a simple, intuitive concept. However, when implemented in practice, challenges and complexities arise. This course is intended for those who have some background in restorative justice, and through reading, discussion, and real-time conversations with leading practitioners and thinkers, participants will explore the principles and values of restorative justice along with challenges, dangers and pitfalls of it when put into practice.